Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 79

Chapter 79

The entire hospital floor had been reserved by Carter for Kelly. Now, the hallway was silent, not a soul in sight.

Then, steady footsteps echoed through the emptiness, drawing closer with each passing second.

Sharon’s nerves tensed. Her breath hitched involuntarily.

The footsteps passed right by the fire exit where she was hiding.

She didn’t dare move. Didn’t dare look.

Only after hearing the soft click of a door closing did she step out of the stairwell.

Her steps were cautious as she made her way to Kelly’s room.

In the reflection on the glass panel beside the door, she caught a glimpse of herself-tense, hesitant, almost furtive.

She froze.

She was Carter’s lawful wife, and yet here she was, creeping around like a thief, afraid of being seen.

Kelly, on the other hand, could appear before her so openly-so assured-declaring in that calm, unshakable voice just how important she was to Carter.

And she was. Kelly was important.

had never

a single phone

his legitimate wife, ever once stood in front of Kelly and told her to

deep down, she already

muffled sound of voices from inside the room pulled her back to

trip. You didn’t have

pause. Then came Carter’s cool, familiar voice, slipping through

you went out

her heart

come to see her the moment he stepped off

suspecting just moments ago that Kelly had

sharp, sterile scent of disinfectant hung in the air, almost

the room,

ཇ་ཇ་ ེབ་

been stuck in this hospital for too long,” Kelly said softly. “It was getting stifling. I just wanted to walk

since Wendy already knows she

a

1/2

knew-if he hadn’t taken Wendy,

in their fist and squeezed. The

had lied

hard, tasting blood on

Something hit the floor with a clear,